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Dr. Jon Robison, founding partner at Salveopartners, has been passionate for years about health promotion and helping organizations create wellness programs that work.  Jon encourages organizations to get back to basics and focus on the needs of employees. Great programs begin with people.  

“Successful wellness programs start with culture, with leadership, and physical and psychological safety. People need to feel their work is valued, and that their company will recognize and celebrate their strengths and understand their weaknesses.”   

According to Jon, internal motivation is key to health and wellness.  

“The real motivation comes from the inside out, not from the outside in. The ability to eat well and to take care of yourself well comes from inside, not from outside.”  

In this episode, discover how to create wellness programs that work.  

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Health and wellness coach Dale L’ecuyer is passionate about holistic health. From watching her father heal from cancer to helping her daughter overcome anxiety and depression, the power of holistic health has always been important to Dale.

Dale is now on a mission for mental health. Through years of science and research, Dale has discovered the intricate relationship between gut health and mental health.

“If someone is off balance emotionally, there’s always a root cause. We now know from science that the cause has a lot to do with the gut.”

For Dale, mental health is ultimately about reaching your full potential.

“You can’t reach your full potential without your health. If you don’t have your health, you can’t bring your gifts to the world - and we all have gifts.”

In this episode, explore top holistic solutions for mental health.

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“Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).” -Stephen R. Covey

You likely have made great progress with your habits this year!

Maybe you’re healthier.

Maybe you’re being smarter with your finances.

Perhaps you are learning new cooking skills.

You may be nourishing your relationships with family and friends.

Perhaps you are going through a career change.

Regardless of the habit, don’t let the holidays derail you from your new health trajectory!

In this episode, learn 5 things you can do to stay on course with your habits during the holidays - and beyond!

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Lisa Dimino White is on a mission “to inspire others to seek out joy for themselves, their communities, and all of humankind.”

As a speaker, coach, and author of the book, Bursting with Happiness: How Bursts of Joy Can Change Your Life and the Lives of Everyone Around You, Lisa focuses on navigating through whatever challenges we face in order to create joy. “Just because I have my challenges doesn’t mean I can’t be joyful. There are ways to navigate around those challenges and still live a happy life.”

Lisa goes by the acronym CARE (catch the podcast for more details) to be purposeful and passionate about the joy she creates in her own life. “The more bursts of joy we can create in our lives, the happier our lives will be.”

Lisa also focuses on being an influence for good in helping others to create their own joy. “We have more influence and impact on others than we think we do.”

In this episode, learn the role of joy in building healthy habits and how you can be an influence for good to create bursts of joy for yourself and those around you.

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Don’t let your life circumstances take you out of the game!” - Susan Wheeler  

Susan Wheeler is a world-class overcomer. As a Mindset Coach, Speaker, and author of The Lemonade Diet: How To Persist, Persevere And Make Lemonade, When Life Hands You Lemons, Susan is used to persevering through challenges and coming off conqueror!  

“People resist change because it is uncomfortable. We’re wired for ease,” says Susan. “We’re not wired to do something hard or complicated. When something comes up that is unexpected, you have to figure it out.”   

And figure it out she did. When life handed her one lemon after another, Susan continued to persevere from those experiences and become even better.   

Without financial resources for college, she became a life-long learner and built an eight-figure business from the ground up. Several years after a debilitating accident, she became a competitive runner. The list of achievements goes on and on.  

 “What we don’t realize is how important attitude is. Attitude is everything,” asserts Susan. “When you push through [an adversity], it makes you think you can push through just about anything.”  

In this episode, learn how to persevere through challenges and conquer your goals.  

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When is comes to nutritional challenges in children, Registered Dietitian Jennifer Belanger has seen it all. Underweight, overweight, food allergies, you name it!

The key to healthy eating for kids is education. Jennifer helps to educate both parents and children about food choices, setting healthy boundaries, and the importance of making healthy foods more available.

Jennifer teaches in accordance with Registered Dietitian Ellyn Sadder’s "Division of Responsibility" when she states, “It’s the parents’ responsibility to put food on the table. They decide what will be served and when. It’s the child’s job to eat the food.”

Giving children autonomy over their food choices helps them build healthy eating habits for the long term.

Jennifer asserts that, “Research tells us that when we keep meals more low pressure, kids have more control over their own body and what feels good to them. Isn’t that what we really want to instill in our children? That will transpire into so many other areas of their lives as they get older.”

Even though Jennifer’s primary focus is working with children, the parents also benefit in improving their own eating habits.

Steps such as designating mealtimes, eliminating distractions, and involving children in the mealtime process are very powerful ways to build healthy eating for kids and great eating habits for the whole family.

In this episode, learn how you as a busy parent can pay it forward by teaching your children about food and wellness.

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Choose My Plate from the USDA: https://www.ChooseMyPlate.gov

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Austin Bollinger, is the founder of the Daily New Years blog, and author of the book Crush Your Goals: Trade Your Old, Tired Resolutions for a Goal Setting Strategy that Gets Results!

Austin has always been a self-starter, striving for personal improvement every day. He lives by the acronym FAIL, which stands for First Attempt In Learning. He motivates himself and those he coaches toward self improvement.

“Goals aren’t meant to make you perfect; they are meant to make you better than you were before,” says Austin. “Goals are a system of improvement. They are ways we improve our lives, and keep striving for the things we want.”

We may want to improve our lives, but often we are held back from our goals because of fear.

“Everyone has goals,” assures Austin. I think sometimes people are afraid to admit they have goals and dreams, because if we don’t admit we have dreams or goals, then we can’t be let down if they don’t come true.”

Austin helps people work past their fears and stay motivated to achieve their goals.

“A lot of people don’t set goals because it’s fear, it’s not necessarily motivation. If they can get past their fear, then they can stay motivated to keep working towards it for the long term.”

In this episode, discover how you can focus on strategies to achieve your goals all year long.

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Michelle May, founder of the Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Programs and Training, and author of the Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat book series, understands the struggles people have with food. As a recovered yo-yo dieter herself, she knows that going from one diet to the next can easily leave you frustrated and powerless.   

“When we restrict and deprive ourselves of foods that we love, we actually give them more power,” states Michelle. “Once we end up on some kind of eating plan or diet, we lose perspective. One of the perspectives we lose most quickly is why we wanted to make the change in the first place.”  

For most people Michelle May works with, the problem isn’t the food; it’s their relationship with food.  Building your relationship with food helps you make better decisions not only with your eating habits, but with many other aspects of your life. Michelle confidently states that, “For many of us, mindful eating becomes a doorway into mindful living.”  

For over two decades, Michelle May has developed and taught a new way to look at food and eating habits. Her mindful eating programs focus on the joy of food. Michelle strongly believes that it’s not only about eating the foods you love, but also about making connections with food. As you become more in tune with what your body needs, you are happier and healthier.  Food is one of the keys to life success.  

In this episode, learn about mindful eating, and how it is one of the keys toward achieving not only your health goals, but also toward success in other aspects of life.  

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Award-winning speaker, author, and Encouragement Engineer, Bob Brumm, first learned about positivity at the tender age of 6. Losing his mother and several close family members within a short period of time was difficult, but ultimately helped Bob move forward in his life with resilience and determination.  

“That’s the difference in positivity,” says Bob. “You’ve got to see that one glimmer of hope.” That glimmer of hope has carried Bob through different career and life experiences. He is now able to pay it forward to help people focus on a more positive outlook.  

“The idea of encouragement helps bring out positiveness, helps people to connect with each other and come together as a cohesive team to get things done,” asserts Bob. “As an encouragement engineer, you show people a different way of looking at something.”    

As you learn to respond to a situation instead of react to it, that situation becomes a choice learning opportunity. “Positivity is the fuel your body needs to get through life,” says Bob. You can then live life with more purpose, direction, and focus.  

In this episode, learn how encouragement and a positive attitude helps you move toward goal achievement.  

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Several years ago, financial speaker and author Vicki Wusche was at a crossroads. Finding herself as a single mom, her children became the motivation to help her focus on success. Gaining control over her finances helped Vicki create a quality lifestyle filled with learning, fun, and connections for herself and her children.

“We tend to stagnate as a people unless something prods us to move,” says Vicki. “Something positive needed to drive me forward. You can choose something positive that will help move you forward.”

In this episode, learn how overcoming challenges can help you achieve your personal goals and have an amazing life.

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